Being adjacent a sensitive wetland ecosystem the project required utmost sensitivity to natural resources. Funding constraints required the project team to find ways to meet environmental and utilitarian goals.

Two large bio-swales serve dual purpose as visual buffers from the busy highway while protecting the lagoon ecosystem. Small footbridges are thresholds providing defining boundaries of urban and natural zones.

Malibu Lagoon

Malibu LagoonBeing adjacent a sensitive wetland ecosystem the project required utmost sensitivity to natural resources. Funding constraints required the project team to find ways to meet environmental and utilitarian goals.Two large bio-swales serve dual purpose as visual buffers from the busy highway while protecting the lagoon ecosystem. Small footbridges are thresholds providing defining boundaries of urban and natural zones.